292: Chapter 281: Good face (Cloud Start – recomnded tickets added, countdown to the first chapter) 292: Chapter 281: Good face (Cloud Start – recomnded tickets added, countdown to the first chapter) “What could possibly have happened?” Fang Dalang had just co to the kitchen to find his mother when he overheard the last part of the conversation and couldn’t help but interject, “Mom, that kid is just fooling you all.
Although that injury looks serious, it’s really nothing—a bruise that will fade over ti.
It neither broke any bones nor damaged any internal organs.”
Fang Dalang was a burly man and had already beco an expert at slaughtering sheep.
Not only did he have to slaughter sheep, but he also had to herd them.
Of course, since his dad was still in the pri of health, his main job at the mont was herding, which was why he often got injured.
After being injured nurous tis, he had gained experience.
He had seen Zhou SiLang lifting his clothes in the courtyard to gain sympathy, and truth be told, he knew at a glance that the injury was not serious.
Severe injuries usually ant one wouldn’t be able to leave the old doctor’s house.
But clearly, Mother Fang didn’t think the sa way.
She waved Fang Dalang off with disdain, saying, “Can SiLang be compared to you?
Look at his build.
What if he’s really hurt?
Who will your sister rely on in the future?”
Fang Dalang: “…Mom, I am your son, right?”
Mother Fang paid him no mind.
When Fang Dalang returned to his room, he saw his wife holding dicinal wine and walking out.
Seeing him, she quickly handed the wine over, saying, “Hurry, I just found it.
Take it to your brother-in-law.
Have Manbao rub it on for him; he might recover in a couple of days.”
Fang Dalang: “For such a minor injury…”
“How is it minor?
I saw it just now; a big area is all bruised.
Who knows how painful it is?
Hurry and deliver it.”
Fang Dalang sighed, once again realizing that indeed being good-looking could bring many advantages.
He had never thought much of Zhou Si from the beginning.
It wasn’t just because he felt the Zhou family was not worthy of the Fang family, but mostly because Zhou Si was a troublemaker, and a notorious one at that.
But just because he was good-looking, his sister took a liking to him, and just because of that, their mother actually agreed to the match.
Fang Dalang glanced at the dicinal wine in Sister-in-law Fang’s hand, sighed, and eventually took it to deliver to Zhou Si’s place.
Zhou Si’s injuries were much more serious than Manbao’s.
Most importantly, Manbao’s hand had already been set back in place and wasn’t hurting much by now.
But Zhou Si was at the point of most intense pain.
Thus, he lay on the bed, unable to refrain from grunting due to the pain, and started talking to Manbao, “Look at you, falling out of such a big bed all by yourself.
Can’t you be a little more careful?”
“Like , it’s only when Five and Sixth sleep too aggressively, stretching their legs and kicking , that I fall off the bed.”
Manbao was pondering over the bottle of dicinal wine; of course, aside from a sll of alcohol and a fragrance of dicine, she couldn’t detect anything else.
She felt a bit sorry, “We can only apply the wine tomorrow, Silang.
Does it hurt a lot?”
Zhou Si grunted twice, but the pain was still within his tolerance.
Upon reflection, it didn’t seem that painful—he recalled that the beating he received from Old Zhou over a gambling incident the year before last was much worse.
Back then, he couldn’t lie down; he had to carry a hoe and head to the field the very next day.
Thinking this way, Zhou Si felt content and simply lay in bed, drowsy and ready to fall asleep.
When Fang Dalang arrived, Zhou Si had already fallen asleep with his face on the pillow, with Manbao opening the door for him.
Fang Dalang lowered his voice an octave as he looked down at the plump and soft Manbao.
He glanced into the room, handed the dicinal wine to Manbao, and whispered, “This is for your Silang.
Rub it on for him, and he should be better in a couple of days.”
Manbao took it without refusal and raised a radiant smile, “Thank you, Brother Fang.”
Fang Dalang: “…You’re welco.”
What should he do if he wants a daughter?
anwhile, Ms.
Fang was also whispering secretly with Mother Fang, “…The old doctor said it’s too soon to be sure and told to co back in half a month for another checkup.”
Mother Fang’s spirits lifted, “If the old doctor said so, then it must be almost certain.
You must have been pregnant for at least a month by now, right?”
Ms.
Fang nodded with blushing cheeks.
Mother Fang beca excited, “Oh, that’s wonderful, I’m going to be a grandmother again.”
After celebrating, she expressed so regret in a similarly low voice, “Your sister-in-law still hasn’t gotten pregnant yet…”
Ms.
Fang responded, “Sister-in-law hasn’t been married for long, Mom, don’t worry.”
How could she not worry?
It had been over a year since the wedding.
But that wasn’t the imdiate concern.
The more pressing matter was, “The wheat in our fields has ripened.
Your dad thinks we should pick a good day to start the harvest in a couple of days.
Your in-laws must be getting ready to harvest too, right?”
Ms.
Fang humd in agreent, “It should be around this ti.”
“Then you need to tell Silang to speak to your mother-in-law.
You can’t be doing heavy work with such a young pregnancy.”
Ms.
Fang smiled, “Mom, I know.
Mother-in-law never lets us do too demanding tasks.
Reaping the wheat won’t be a problem.”
Mother Fang thought for a mont and agreed.
After all, in the countryside, who could entirely rest?
Nonetheless, she repeatedly admonished, “Don’t take my words lightly.
You must tell your mother-in-law and listen to what she says.”
Ms.
Fang hesitated, torn about telling her mother-in-law sothing so uncertain.
What if it turned out to be untrue?
How would she handle it then?
If the doctor didn’t dare confirm it, she naturally wouldn’t dare speak of it openly.
Mother Fang instructed her, “Let Silang say it.”
Ms.
Fang nodded hesitantly.
But before they could even hint at it to the mother-in-law, Manbao spilled everything to Ms.
Qian.
Since Manbao had to go back to school early the next morning, Zhou Si got up at the crack of dawn, skipped breakfast, and led them back ho.
As soon as Manbao got ho, she darted into the room to find her parents.
Old Zhou and Ms.
Qian, upon seeing her excitent, knew she was alright and greeted her nonchalantly, after which Old Zhou stepped outside, leaving a private space for their mother-daughter talk.
Ms.
Qian summoned Manbao to her side with a smile, asking, “What did the doctor say?”
Manbao recounted everything from the doctor’s diagnosis in detail, including the old doctor’s assessnt of Zhou Si and Ms.
Fang, “Mom, Sister-in-law is pregnant too.
Won’t I be gaining two nephews this year?”
Ms.
Qian laughed, “Your sister-in-law will have her baby next year, but this is good news.
A baby is a big deal for a family.
Why didn’t you two buy so at on your way back today?”
“Silang said it was the money Mom gave us, and we shouldn’t spend it carelessly, otherwise you might charge it to his account when we get back.”
“Nonsense,” Ms.
Qian chided with a smile, “Would I do that?
Did he do sothing wrong while he was out?”
Manbao perked up and vividly recounted last night’s incident where Zhou Si had caused trouble in the Fang family’s yard.
Ms.
Qian had expected as much and shook her head, “That’s just Silang’s temper; he never likes to be at a disadvantage.
But this is better than directly getting into a fight with a hoe.”
“Eh, Mom, you’re not angry?”
“I’m not.
Why would I be?
As long as your Silang isn’t picking fights or spreading rumors, I won’t be angry.”
Manbao pondered thoughtfully.
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